Eastern Orthodox Christmas

January 5, 2013 |compiled from wire photos

Christian Orthodox believers, who follow the Julian calendar, will celebrate Christmas on January 7.

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An orthodox Christian pilgrim places her fingers in a pillar as part of a traditional prayer in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of the Orthodox Christmas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013.

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An orthodox Christian pilgrim places her fingers in a pillar as part of a traditional prayer in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed by Christians to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, ahead of the Orthodox Christmas in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2013.